Posts by: David Oswald
Authors: Melinda Felso, David Nicholas Oswald
Business leaders of all sorts are faced with the same question today: can I run a financially successful business but also realize success in terms of positive social and environmental outcomes? The answer to this is an emphatic YES. The B Corp model is one such way that companies are showing […]
The government of Saint Lucia awarded DE and Caribbean coalition partner Mona Geoinformatics Limited the contract to design a web-based GIS (Geographic Information System) to help them manage their environmental monitoring and management data. Various agencies in Saint Lucia collect environmental data and this is a necessary process to understand the status of natural […]
Mainstreaming Biodiversity through Design
The United Nations COP13 Biodiversity Conference concluded last week on December 17, 2016 in Cancun, Mexico. For 10 days official delegates as well as several other biodiversity experts and practitioners gathered to share ideas and discuss the international Convention text that would pave the way for Mainstreaming Biodiversity. DE was in […]
Authors: Melinda Felso, David Oswald
The news we get of Mexico is often wrought with stories of cartels, violence, and corruption, however, there is a vast array of natural wonders in this remarkable country that are just starting to be recognized for their true economic value. These natural resources can be viewed as ‘ecosystem services’ which […]
The DE team has direct exposure to the real implications of climatic change and variability in our work in the Caribbean and the resulting problems we see are wide-ranging and in many cases extremely disruptive.
Over the past six months we have been working with IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture) conducting workshops […]
While urban rooftop farming is a growing trend around the world, Montreal’s own Lufa Farms are pushing the bar higher. Their flagship hydroponic farm, built on top of an old industrial building in the north of Montreal, shows that urban farming is possible on a large scale, that it is both sustainable and commercial, that it can use pre-existing urban structures and that healthy fresh food may soon be coming to a rooftop near you.
Glaciers are the stoic icons of the Earth System. Their vast influence has shaped the landscapes we see today throughout geologic history. In the practice of Environmental Impact Assessment we look to nature to try and predict and mitigate negative effects and in Environmental Design we attempt to emulate nature in order to minimize impacts. How can glaciers inform environmental management and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), and why?
Contemporary art and design is often thought of as removed from our daily existence. Its meaning or function can be difficult to grasp in practical terms. Furniture is no exception. Designers and artists use different materials, structures and treatments to push the limits of expression and innovation. The divide between nature and humanity can be amplified in this process. However, at the 2011 International Contemporary Furniture Festival in New York City, a different trend emerged.
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